OFFICIAL OPENING | RESIDUE + RESPONSE, SELVEDGE & 2025 CVIAA

Grafton Regional Gallery invites you to the Official Opening of:

RESIDUE + RESPONSE: Tamworth Textile Triennial

SELVEDGE: Robert Moore & Sue Hall

2025 CVIAA (Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award)

Saturday 26 July 

2pm | Artist Talk with Robert Moore & Sue Hall

3pm | Official Opening & CVIAA Presentation

Featuring

Welcome to Country

Music by Keefe West

Complementary refreshments & Friends of the Gallery pay bar

Entry by donation

Bookings via GRG Humanitix



RESIDUE + RESPONSE: Tamworth Textile Triennial

Residue + Response: Tamworth Textile Triennial builds on the tradition of the Tamworth Fibre Textile collection which first began in 1973, showcasing 50 years of contemporary textile artists. As we unfold from the recent global events, we reflect on our connection with others, our shared history, and possible futures. The 2023 Textile Triennial is a celebration of 50 years of the National Textile Collection promoting and sustaining the unique cultural heritage associated with both the history and technology of textile practice.

Curator: Dr Carol McGregor

Artists: Daphne Banyawarra, Makeda Duong, Norton Fredericks, Fiona Gavino, Anne Graham, Blake Griffiths, Amy Hammond, Kate Harding, Dana Harris, Maggie Hensel-Brown, Sophie Honess, Lucy Irvine, Kait James, Jumaadi, Kate Just + Kyra Mancktelow, Casselle Mountford, Sybil Orr, Paula do Prado + Tamara Burlando, Mandy Quadrio + Jan Oliver, Hannah Quinlivan, Joan Ross, Liz Williamson, Rachael Wellisch, Leanne Zilka + Jenny Underwood.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia and Regional Art Fund programs.

SELVEDGE: Robert Moore & Sue Hall 2025

Selvedge is a unique collaboration between Clarence Valley-based visual artist Robert Moore and Tasmanian-based textile artist Sue Hall.

In this exhibition, Robert Moore’s paintings on paper – characterised by large gestures, abstract marks, and landscapes – are transformed by Sue Hall who sews the paintings on paper into wearable forms such as shirts, bags, and hats. The result is an installation where abstraction and functionality collide.

Selvedge continues Robert Moore and Sue Hall’s collaboration that began in 2021, when Hall responded to Moore’s extensive collection of hand-printed fabrics from his work with Australian fashion lifestyle brands Mambo and Deus Ex Machina.

A GRG project.

CVIAA: 2025 Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award

The Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award (CVIAA) supports and celebrates the region’s rich First Nation’s culture.

Now in its 22nd year, the 2025 CVIAA showcases all entrants to this year’s prize with work by contemporary First Nations artists residing on Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr, and Yaegl Country in the Clarence Valley.

The 2025 CVIAA showcases an array of artistic mediums, styles and methods that draw from both modern and traditional techniques including weaving, painting, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, and beyond.

Acquisitive Award $5,000

Emerging Artist Prize $1,000

Youth Prize Art Pack $250

Accessible parking available in Gallery carpark, access via side driveway from 158 Fitzroy St.

Proudly hosted on Bundjalung Country.

 Image: Sophie Honess, Rest, 2023, vintage pre-owned materials, wool, latch hook mat (detail). Image courtesy of the artist.